This is a title we thought we’ll never write. Not much related to angel investors is it? Although, attending Twestival Hong Kong will still make you some kind of angel — the charity fundraising and money-donating kind. Venture Hype likes angels of all kinds. We did our small part and donated too. Now’s your turn. [...]
Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, managed by business accelerator Ann Arbor SPARK, is ranked among the Top 100 VC Firms in 2008 by Entrepreneur Magazine. SPARK’s programs are designed to “igniting innovation” and building a cutting-edge community in Ann Arbor, with a mission to stimulating the economic development of innovative businesses in the region. To gain [...]
Yesterday, Alastair Goldfisher, managing editor of Thomson Reuter’s PE Group, gave us an intro to private equity. Today, Goldfisher shares his observations on the characteristics of successful PE firms, emerging trends in PE investing, and more. * Edited interview VH: Alastair, from what you’ve seen throughout the years, what makes a successful PE firm? AG: [...]
As a managing partner at Grace Capital Partners LLC, Adam Dudley is an anomaly in the investment industry as his path to success has been interesting, fruitful and even a little bit adventurous. For someone who emerged from the University of Florida with the qualifications of a gym teacher, Dudley has successfully worked to position [...]
The current downturn in some of the world’s largest economies has spooked many investors. They wonder if they should just sit on the sidelines and wait for things to turn around. But a number of visionary angel investors see the current troubles as an exceptional opportunity to take a stake in some exciting startups
As another Earth Day comes and goes and the “Green” concept continues to grow in popularity, consumers are paying more attention to the impact products have on the environment. This increased focus on environmentally-friendly products means growing opportunities for those companies seeking to capitalize on this market. One new angel network has emerged to do [...]
You don’t have to look far to find what’s powering the hottest trend in angel investing. All you have to do is step outside. With help from angel investors, “green-tech” companies are finding new ways to harness the power of the sun and wind. The race to develop alternative energy sources is driven by two [...]
World recession bites. Unemployment continued to grow as companies shed staff to cut costs. Hong Kong, like its industrialized brethren countries in the West, has been weighing its options of big stimulus packages to get the economy moving forward and keep people in jobs. On February 25, Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah
Let’s all celebrate, the Chinese New Year (CNY) is around the corner, the start of the Year of Ox on January 26, 2009. Besides the partying and the festivities that always accompany the CNY, though, what does the Year of Ox mean for you angel investors out there? Well, I’ve talked to my Chinese Feng [...]
Through last year, millions of people sat in plush, brightly lit rooms till wee hours of the morning, trying their luck. That was in Macau, the world’s new gambling capital. Yes, the once-sleepy Portuguese colony attracted 27 million visitors in 2007. Macau has already surpassed Las Vegas in terms of gaming revenues. With the number [...]
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